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Bitcoin’s next major leg up could hinge on artificial intelligence stocks becoming excessively overvalued in the eyes of investors, according to macroeconomist Lyn Alden.“It could be that the AI stocks eventually just peak, they get so silly big that they can’t get realistically much higher,” Alden told Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast published to YouTube on Thursday.When an asset’s price rises to a level where further gains are harder to justify, capital often moves into other opportunities with more potential upside. Lyn Alden spoke to Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast. Source: Natalie Brunell/YouTubeWith Bitcoin (BTC) down…

Hayden Adams, founder of the decentralized exchange Uniswap, has warned users about fraudulent ads impersonating the platform, highlighting a case in which a victim reportedly lost everything.It comes after January saw the highest amount of money stolen in crypto scams in 11 months.“Scam ads keep returning despite years of reporting,” Adams said in an X post on Friday. “There were scam Uniswap apps while we waited months for App Store approval,” he said.Scammers are increasingly buying ads on popular search engines targeting keywords like “Uniswap,” so when crypto users search for it, the top result looks official. Unsuspecting users may…

The event hosted at Mar-a-Lago blended politics and digital assets, signaling deeper ties between industry and power brokers. Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) returned to the United States this week for the first time since his release from a California federal prison in 2024. The visit took place at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, where Zhao attended a 500-person convention hosted by the Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial. CZ Makes Appearance at Crypto Event A Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report revealed that the gathering brought together prominent figures from finance, technology, and entertainment. Guests included Goldman Sachs CEO David…

In brief Bitcoin deposits on exchanges have dropped from their daily peak of around 60,000 BTC on February 6. Yet while sell pressure is easing, the biggest overall depositors are the largest holders, or whales. The price of Bitcoin is down 46% since peaking above $126,000 last October. A major influx of Bitcoin deposits to centralized exchanges has slowed, reducing sell pressure on crypto’s top asset by market cap. But the largest investors, or whales, have kept their foot on the gas, according to a new report from CryptoQuant.The Bitcoin deposited on exchanges had reached around 60,000 BTC on February…

There’s only one step left until the v20 version. Pi Network’s Core Team took it to X at the end of the business week to announce the latest blockchain update that was successfully migrated. The protocol v19.6 has been implemented, leaving version 19.9, which is next in line, the only one left before the highly-anticipated v20. The announcement also urged nodes to ensure they had upgraded to comply with the new version. Network Update: Protocol v19.6 migration successfully completed ✅ Next up is v19.9 — the final step before v20. Node operators should make sure they’re upgraded and stay tuned…

Data shows the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index continues to be inside the extreme fear zone as the cryptocurrency market continues to struggle. Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index Is Still Pointing At ‘Extreme Fear’ The “Fear & Greed Index” refers to an indicator created by Alternative that tells us about the average sentiment present among traders in the Bitcoin and wider cryptocurrency markets. The index uses the data of the following five factors to determine the market mentality: trading volume, market cap dominance, volatility, social media sentiment, and Google Trends. When the value of the metric is greater than 53,…

APIA, Samoa, Feb. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Phemex, a user-first crypto exchange, has announced its integration for the full suite of Ondo Finance tokenized equities. This positions the platform at the forefront of the Real-World Asset (RWA) revolution, offering its 10 million global users seamless exposure to a comprehensive lineup of 14 blue-chip traditional assets in a tokenized format. The expanded offering encompasses a diverse range of market leaders, including technology giants such as NVIDIA (NVDAon), Tesla (TSLAon), Apple (AAPLon), and Amazon (AMZNon), alongside foundational financial instruments like the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQon) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPYon).…

Crypto prices firmed during Asia’s Friday morning session, with bitcoin climbing toward $68,000 after a choppy week that tested nerves across risk markets. The bounce was broad. XRP, Solana’s SOL, DOGE$0.09882 and Cardano’s ADA added upto 2% while ether lagged with a small dip, hovering below $2,000 as traders treated the level as a line that needs defending rather than celebrating.The move had the feel of a relief rally more than a clean turn. After weeks of sharp swings, the market has started reacting in waves. A quick push higher draws in dip buyers, then selling appears as soon as…

The race for the leading crypto to buy right now is intensifying, and three names are dominating serious buyer conversations: Solana, Hyperliquid, and BlockDAG. Solana continues to anchor headlines with strong transaction activity and resilient support zones. Meanwhile, Hyperliquid is carving out a niche in on-chain derivatives, with institutional attention slowly building.But BlockDAG (BDAG) isn’t simply riding market cycles; it’s engineering a launch sequence. With BDAG available at just $0.000125 during its Final Access window, and a 12-hour early trading advantage before global markets go live, the structure itself creates asymmetry. While established players fight to defend support levels and reclaim…

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, continued its price struggles as traders weighed two stress-tinged signals from the US financial ecosystem.This week, there was a sudden $18.5 billion Federal Reserve overnight repo operation, and Blue Owl Capital has decided to permanently halt redemptions from a retail-focused private credit fund.In another era, either headline might have been enough to spark a reflexive “money printer” narrative.Taken together, they can read like an early warning that something is tightening in the plumbing of US markets.Yet Bitcoin has stayed heavy, even as it remains marketed as a hedge against the traditional system. Related…